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vxlan: use pskb_network_may_pull() for transmit path header pulls

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: use pskb_network_may_pull() for transmit path header pulls In vxlan_xmit(), arp_reduce(), and vxlan_mdb_entry_skb_get(), pskb_may_pull() was being called to verify the availability of network layer headers (ARP, IPv6/ND, IP/IPv6 MDB keys). However, during transmit skb->data points to the MAC header, so skb_network_offset(skb) is ETH_HLEN (14 bytes). Using pskb_may_pull(skb, len) only checks len bytes from skb->data rather than skb_network_offset(skb) + len, which can leave part of the network header in non-linear frags. Replace these remaining pskb_may_pull() calls with pskb_network_may_pull() to properly account for the MAC header offset.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.188, 6.12.105, 6.18.44, 6.6.153, 7.1.8
CVEs
CVE-2026-74474
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 17:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

vxlan: use pskb_network_may_pull() for transmit path header pulls

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Aug 2026, 12:27 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: use pskb_network_may_pull() for transmit path header pulls In vxlan_xmit(), arp_reduce(), and vxlan_mdb_entry_skb_get(), pskb_may_pull() was being called to verify the availability of network layer headers (ARP, IPv6/ND, IP/IPv6 MDB keys). However, during transmit skb->data points to the MAC header, so skb_network_offset(skb) is ETH_HLEN (14 bytes). Using pskb_may_pull(skb, len) only checks len bytes from skb->data rather than skb_network_offset(skb) + len, which can leave part of the network header in non-linear frags. Replace these remaining pskb_may_pull() calls with pskb_network_may_pull() to properly account for the MAC header offset.

osv:CVE-2026-74474

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.188, 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.44, 7.1.8

Complete source record
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